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English speaking lesson 26: Changing sentences: reported speech · Set 656 · 40 questions
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How to say it (He said that + sentence; She asked if + sentence): Negative: add not / don't / doesn't (She can swim → She cannot swim). Question: move the helping verb first (Can she swim?). Reporting: He said, "I am tired." → He said that he was tired. (tense usually goes one step back: am → was, will → would) said + that (no person); told + person (told me that...). Questions: She asked, "Are you free?" → She asked if I was free. Wh-: She asked where I was going.

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  1. 1.She drives. → She ___ drive. (a) don't (b) doesn't (c) isn't
  2. 2.Make a sentence: playing / cricket? / they / Are
  3. 3.Choose the English for: “रवि ने मुझे बताया कि दुकान बंद थी।” (a) The teacher told us to sit down. (b) Ravi told me that the shop was closed. (c) The doctor said that I should rest.
  4. 4.What does “They are playing cricket.” mean? (a) वे क्रिकेट खेल रहे हैं। (b) मुझे यह गाना पसंद नहीं है। (c) नेहा ने कहा कि वह मुझे फ़ोन करेगी।
  5. 5.Make a sentence: they / Are / playing / cricket?
  6. 6.Make a sentence: down. / told / us / to / sit / The / teacher
  7. 7.What does “I do not like this song.” mean? (a) मुझे यह गाना पसंद नहीं है। (b) उसने कहा कि उसे आम पसंद हैं। (c) क्या तुम्हें यह गाना पसंद है?
  8. 8.Make a sentence: that / his / he / work. / finished / had / Aman / said
  9. 9.What does “Do you like this song?” mean? (a) क्या तुम्हें यह गाना पसंद है? (b) क्या वे क्रिकेट खेल रहे हैं? (c) माँ ने मुझसे पूछा कि मैं कहाँ जा रहा हूँ।
  10. 10.What does “Aman said that he had finished his work.” mean? (a) उसने मुझसे देर न करने को कहा। (b) रवि ने मुझे बताया कि दुकान बंद थी। (c) अमन ने कहा कि वह अपना काम पूरा कर चुका था।
  11. 11.What does “He asked me not to be late.” mean? (a) उसने मुझसे देर न करने को कहा। (b) उसने पूछा कि क्या मैं खाली हूँ। (c) मुझे यह गाना पसंद है।
  12. 12.Make a sentence: told / closed. / shop / me / the / that / was / Ravi
  13. 13.He ___ that he was hungry. (a) told (b) said (c) asked
  14. 14."I am busy." → She said that she ___ busy. (a) am (b) was (c) were
  15. 15.Make a sentence: asked / was / if / free. / I / She
  16. 16.Choose the English for: “डॉक्टर ने कहा कि मुझे आराम करना चाहिए।” (a) She asked if I was free. (b) The doctor said that I should rest. (c) He said that he was tired.
  17. 17.Make a sentence: swim. / She / cannot
  18. 18.The teacher told us ___ quiet. (a) being (b) be (c) to be
  19. 19.What does “He asked whether the bus had left.” mean? (a) उसने पूछा कि क्या मैं खाली हूँ। (b) उसने कहा कि उसे आम पसंद हैं। (c) उसने पूछा कि क्या बस निकल चुकी थी।
  20. 20.Choose the English for: “उसने कहा कि उसे आम पसंद हैं।” (a) He asked whether the bus had left. (b) He asked me not to be late. (c) She said that she liked mangoes.
  21. 21."I like tea." → He said that he ___ tea. (a) liking (b) like (c) liked
  22. 22.She ___ me that the class was cancelled. (a) told (b) spoke (c) said
  23. 23.Choose the English for: “उसने मुझसे देर न करने को कहा।” (a) Neha said that she would call me. (b) He asked me not to be late. (c) She said that she liked mangoes.
  24. 24.What does “Are they playing cricket?” mean? (a) उसने कहा कि वह थका हुआ था। (b) क्या वे क्रिकेट खेल रहे हैं? (c) मुझे यह गाना पसंद नहीं है।
  25. 25.Make a sentence: like / Do / this / you / song?
  26. 26.Make a sentence: song. / like / I / this
  27. 27.Riya asked me where I ___ going. (a) be (b) was (c) were
  28. 28.Make a sentence: told / me / the / shop / was / closed. / Ravi / that
  29. 29.What does “My mother asked me where I was going.” mean? (a) डॉक्टर ने कहा कि मुझे आराम करना चाहिए। (b) मुझे यह गाना पसंद है। (c) माँ ने मुझसे पूछा कि मैं कहाँ जा रहा हूँ।
  30. 30.What does “He said that he was tired.” mean? (a) माँ ने मुझसे पूछा कि मैं कहाँ जा रहा हूँ। (b) वे क्रिकेट खेल रहे हैं। (c) उसने कहा कि वह थका हुआ था।
  31. 31.Make a sentence: she / liked / that / said / mangoes. / She
  32. 32.Make a sentence: tired. / said / that / was / he / He
  33. 33.Choose the English for: “टीचर ने हमें बैठने को कहा।” (a) Are they playing cricket? (b) He asked whether the bus had left. (c) The teacher told us to sit down.
  34. 34.What does “The teacher told us to sit down.” mean? (a) नेहा ने कहा कि वह मुझे फ़ोन करेगी। (b) टीचर ने हमें बैठने को कहा। (c) रवि ने मुझे बताया कि दुकान बंद थी।
  35. 35.You are ready. → ___ you ready? (a) Are (b) Is (c) Do
  36. 36.Make a sentence: swim. / cannot / She
  37. 37.Choose the English for: “क्या तुम्हें यह गाना पसंद है?” (a) Ravi told me that the shop was closed. (b) They are playing cricket. (c) Do you like this song?
  38. 38.Make a sentence: was / asked / I / free. / if / She
  39. 39.Make a sentence: where / I / me / mother / asked / was / My / going.
  40. 40.Make a sentence: to / down. / teacher / The / told / sit / us

Answer key

  1. doesn't
  2. Are they playing cricket?
  3. Ravi told me that the shop was closed.
  4. वे क्रिकेट खेल रहे हैं।
  5. Are they playing cricket?
  6. The teacher told us to sit down.
  7. मुझे यह गाना पसंद नहीं है।
  8. Aman said that he had finished his work.
  9. क्या तुम्हें यह गाना पसंद है?
  10. अमन ने कहा कि वह अपना काम पूरा कर चुका था।
  11. उसने मुझसे देर न करने को कहा।
  12. Ravi told me that the shop was closed.
  13. said
  14. was
  15. She asked if I was free.
  16. The doctor said that I should rest.
  17. She cannot swim.
  18. to be
  19. उसने पूछा कि क्या बस निकल चुकी थी।
  20. She said that she liked mangoes.
  21. liked
  22. told
  23. He asked me not to be late.
  24. क्या वे क्रिकेट खेल रहे हैं?
  25. Do you like this song?
  26. I like this song.
  27. was
  28. Ravi told me that the shop was closed.
  29. माँ ने मुझसे पूछा कि मैं कहाँ जा रहा हूँ।
  30. उसने कहा कि वह थका हुआ था।
  31. She said that she liked mangoes.
  32. He said that he was tired.
  33. The teacher told us to sit down.
  34. टीचर ने हमें बैठने को कहा।
  35. Are
  36. She cannot swim.
  37. Do you like this song?
  38. She asked if I was free.
  39. My mother asked me where I was going.
  40. The teacher told us to sit down.

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